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Filmy dome spider

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Filmy dome spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Neriene
Species:
N. radiata
Binomial name
Neriene radiata
(Walckenaer, 1842)

The filmy dome spider (Neriene radiata) is a sheet weaver: a spider in the family Linyphiidae with a holarctic distribution. These spiders construct a dome of fine spider silk and hang upside-down under it, waiting for their prey. It is a preferential host for the kleptoparasitic Argyrodes trigonum.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Cangialosi, Karen (1997). "Foraging Versatility and the Influence of Host Availability in Argyrodes Trigonum (Araneae, Theridiidae)". The Journal of Arachnology. 25 (2). Retrieved 3 May 2021.